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NiMet urges Nasarawa farmers to utilise weather prediction to plan calendar

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 advised farmers in Nasarawa State to take advantage of its weather prediction to plan...
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Agric & Biotech

Lagos, FIIRO train farmers on rice waste conversion

No fewer than 100 rice farmers have been trained on conversion of rice waste (husk) to edible mushroom product at the Lagos State Agricultural...
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Agric & Biotech

NABDA targets 8m farmers for cultivation of genetically modified cowpea

The Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, says eight million Nigerian farmers will benefit directly from cultivating the recently launched...
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Agric & Biotech

Review biosafety laws to favour Nigerians, HOMEF charges govt

Considering the Federal Government’s approval for the environmental release and open cultivation of genetically modified crops including “Tela” maize, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)...
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GMOs: We need information to keep anti-technologists off – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has said that the rising waves of anti-technologists in the country against the introduction...
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Edo farmers flay chemical fertilisers, insist on agroecology

Farmers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, have said that the solution to climate change and food crises is agroecology. The submission was made...
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Agric & Biotech

Climate change: Centre evaluates 300 samples of indigenous cowpea, sorghum

The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) says it has begun evaluation of 300 samples of indigenous cowpea and sorghum to mitigate...
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Agric & Biotech

Climate change has made agricultural insurance imperative for farmers – NAIC

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the current effect of climate change has made agricultural insurance imperative for all farmers in the country. Mr...
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